diff -r 79437956065f j2eeserver/apichanges.xml
--- a/j2eeserver/apichanges.xml	Mon Mar 03 13:58:03 2008 +0100
+++ b/j2eeserver/apichanges.xml	Tue Mar 04 15:16:56 2008 +0100
@@ -111,6 +111,23 @@ is the proper place.
     <!-- ACTUAL CHANGES BEGIN HERE: -->
 
     <changes>
+        <change id="removeInstance">
+	    <api name="j2eeserver"/>
+	    <summary>
+                Provides a way to remove server without need to invoke UI action.
+	    </summary>
+	    <version major="1" minor="41"/>
+	    <date day="5" month="3" year="2008"/>
+	    <author login="phejl"/>
+	    <compatibility binary="compatible" source="compatible" semantic="compatible" addition="yes"/>
+	    <description>
+                <p>
+                    Method provides a way to remove server instance for plugins
+                    which don't use the j2eeserver UI.
+                </p>
+	    </description>
+	    <class package="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api" name="InstanceProperties"/>
+	</change>        
         <change id="createLibrary">
 	    <api name="plugins"/>
 	    <summary>
diff -r 79437956065f j2eeserver/nbproject/project.properties
--- a/j2eeserver/nbproject/project.properties	Mon Mar 03 13:58:03 2008 +0100
+++ b/j2eeserver/nbproject/project.properties	Tue Mar 04 15:16:56 2008 +0100
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 is.autoload=true
 javac.source=1.5
-spec.version.base=1.40.0
+spec.version.base=1.41.0
 
 javadoc.overview=${basedir}/api/doc/overview.html
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
diff -r 79437956065f j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/plugins/api/InstanceProperties.java
--- a/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/plugins/api/InstanceProperties.java	Mon Mar 03 13:58:03 2008 +0100
+++ b/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/plugins/api/InstanceProperties.java	Tue Mar 04 15:16:56 2008 +0100
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public abstract class InstanceProperties
      *             instance does not exists
      * @throws InstanceCreationException when instance with same url already
      *             registered
+     * @see #removeInstance(String) 
      * @since 1.37.0
      */
     public static InstanceProperties createInstancePropertiesWithoutUI(String url, String username, 
@@ -260,6 +261,25 @@ public abstract class InstanceProperties
         ServerInstance inst = registry.getServerInstance(url);
         InstanceProperties ip = inst.getInstanceProperties();
         return ip;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the given server instance from the JavaEE server registry,
+     * making it unavailable to JavaEE projects.
+     *
+     * It the responsibility of the caller to make any changes in server state
+     * (e.g. stopping the server) that might be desired or required before
+     * calling this method.
+     *
+     * This method is intended to allow server plugins that registered a JavaEE
+     * server instance via {@link #createInstancePropertiesWithoutUI(String, String, String, String, Map) createInstancePropertiesWithoutUI}
+     * to remove those instances later.
+     *
+     * @param url the url connection string to get the instance deployment manager
+     * @since 1.41.0
+     */
+    public static void removeInstance(String url) {
+        ServerRegistry.getInstance().removeServerInstance(url);
     }
 
     /**